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Livestock judges compete at state 4-H event

A team from Iowa County took top honors in the senior division of the State 4-H Livestock Contest held July 21 at the Arlington Public Events Center.

These 4-H members will represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, which will be held this fall in Louisville, Ky.

The second place senior team, which will represent Wisconsin at a contest in Kansas City or Denver was from Marathon County.

Eight senior teams and eight junior teams participated in the state contest, which consisted of evaluating classes of market and breeding beef, market and breeding swine and market and breeding sheep as well as answer questions and deliver reasons. These teams qualified for the state contest by being top teams at the district area animal science days that were held around the state in June.